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Mensik defeats Shelton in Madrid

1-6 4-6 0-0 0-0 0-0

Jakub Mensik defeated Ben Shelton 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the Madrid ATP Singles event on hard court. Mensik improved his head-to-head record against Shelton to 2-0 with the win, having also won their only prior meeting.

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Why this one matters

A loss in a 1/16 finals match at Madrid on hard courts stays in the archive because it maps the current edges: the returning days when the serve doesn't decide things alone, the surfaces and matchups that stretch the game, and what has to sharpen before the next big week.

  • Lost 6-1, 6-4 to Mensik
  • Madrid ATP 1/16-finals, hard court

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